The OIG told the agency that noncompliance with MFA on personal devices and the accessing of networks from foreign locations presented IT security risks.

Marcus Alzona, who assisted with the Trump inauguration, briefly served in the position.

A tech executive and Maryland GOP stalwart named Marcus Alzona is listed in the position on one page, but other references to him appear removed.

The agency disputed several cybersecurity and risk management findings in a new watchdog report about the SBA’s Unified Certification Platform.

The agency’s modernization project will start Aug. 1 after top Republicans on the Senate and House Small Business committees asked for a delay.

Sen. Ernst, ranking member of the chamber’s Small Business Committee, has been critical of the agency’s privacy standards around personally identifiable information.

Legislation from Sens. Cantwell and Moran tasks Commerce and SBA with the creation of AI training resources for small businesses in underserved communities.

In a letter, the Senate Republican questioned why the SBA hadn’t disclosed artificial intelligence uses in its inventory, alleging the agency was out of compliance.

A majority of civilian CFO Act agencies have come up with generative AI strategies, according to a FedScoop analysis.